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what is the testing procedure that toyota is going through. because people want to feel safe when they're driving one of them. >> that is a great question. that is my area of expertise as a general manager. we do quite a bit of testing. the rigor behind it is extraordinary. by the time the customer gets the vehicle, there's a tons of tests. we subject the cars to heavy humidity, heavy high temperature like you would see in the middle of the desert or in the middle of the arctic, heavy mag tech tic--magnetic testing and softwe testing. >> so how have some of these problems have been able to get through since there's so much behind the scenes testing beforehand? >> certainly that -- we want to make sure that we're hearing every one of our customer's concerns. if they have an issue we want to know what it is. gather the data and ger gather e data from the vehicle and that part of the activity of the smart teams to go out there and understand on a firsthand basis what is happening. if there's any issues there, we want to fix them as quickly as pos
what is the testing procedure that toyota is going through. because people want to feel safe when they're driving one of them. >> that is a great question. that is my area of expertise as a general manager. we do quite a bit of testing. the rigor behind it is extraordinary. by the time the customer gets the vehicle, there's a tons of tests. we subject the cars to heavy humidity, heavy high temperature like you would see in the middle of the desert or in the middle of the arctic, heavy mag...
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. >> toyota is expected to pay a fine for waiting four months to tell the government about defective gas pedals in its cars. the car company faced deadline of today of acceptor contest the fine of $16.4 million. on toyota knew about the sticking gas pedals in september but didn't issue a recall until january. >>> the number of mull tie racial americans is expected to go up with the 2010 census but experts say many people with one black parent and one white parent only identify themselves as black on the census. president obama is one of those people. he only checked the black on the census box despite having a white mother. they have no idea how many people who check black on the census are multi racial. but the decision to check one box or more is based on the history and pride. we want to know, should all multiracial people check two boxes if applied to them. you can go to our website at foxbaltimore.com and tell us what you think or get to us through facebook, send us a tweet at fox baltimore or text your answer to 45203, enter fox 45a for yes or fox 45b for no. >>> coming up figh
. >> toyota is expected to pay a fine for waiting four months to tell the government about defective gas pedals in its cars. the car company faced deadline of today of acceptor contest the fine of $16.4 million. on toyota knew about the sticking gas pedals in september but didn't issue a recall until january. >>> the number of mull tie racial americans is expected to go up with the 2010 census but experts say many people with one black parent and one white parent only identify...
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toyota cars and trucks have been the subject of a u.s. government investigation and at least three major separate recalls in the past year. for business brief, i'm stan case. >>> coming up fighting fire house closures. how the firefighters union hopes to keep the doors open. >>> and more reports of violence inside of a west baltimore elementary school. i'm megan gilliland, what the teacher's union is expected to do today to protect your children. >> reporter: i'm joel d smith live at fells point where the governor will kickoff his re-election campaign [wind rustling] [sound of waves crashing] [upbeat whistling in background] discover all that northwest florida has to offer. seventeen hidden beaches, one revealing destination. fly southwest's new nonstops from bwi airport to panama city beach starting at $99 one-way. (ding) >>> 6:30 is the time. i'm patrice harris. another rainy start to the morning. will it continue? meteorologist steve fertig is here with the that answer. >>> just a chance for a spotty shower, but really we're going to s
toyota cars and trucks have been the subject of a u.s. government investigation and at least three major separate recalls in the past year. for business brief, i'm stan case. >>> coming up fighting fire house closures. how the firefighters union hopes to keep the doors open. >>> and more reports of violence inside of a west baltimore elementary school. i'm megan gilliland, what the teacher's union is expected to do today to protect your children. >> reporter: i'm joel d...